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When interpreting Scripture, do we take an academic or a spiritual
approach? Do we emphasize the human or the divine agency? Do we focus on man's
authorship or God's inspiration?

Mark Bowald argues that these are false
dichotomies. We need to understand both the human qualities of Scripture and the
divine, as an overemphasis on either will lead to distortions. In Rendering
the Word in Theological Hermeneutics, Bowald surveys various schools of
thought, explaining where they lose the balance between the two. He analyzes the
hermeneutical methods of George Lindbeck, Hans Frei, Kevin Vanhoozer, Francis
Watson, Stephen Fowl, David Kelsey, Werner Jeanrond, Karl Barth, James K. A.
Smith, and Nicholas Wolterstorff.

Bowald shows that we should view Scripture as
equally human and divine in origin and character. And our reading of Scripture
should involve both critical rigor and openness to the leading of God's
Spirit.